SPECIFIC TO FREEWHEEL MODE
OPERATIONS : FREEWHEEL OR BOOSTER
DIODE
ULTRA-FAST AND SOFT RECOVERY
VERY LOW OVERALL POWER LOSSES IN
BOTH THE DIODE AND THE COMPANION
TRANSISTOR
HIGH FREQUENCY OPERATIONS
DESCRIPTION
The TURBOSWITCH is a very high performance
series of ultra-fast high voltage power diodes.
TURBOSWITCH family drastically cuts losses in
both the diode and the associated switching IGBT
and MOSFET in all freewheel mode operations
and is particulary suitable and efficient in motor
SMB
STTA106U
F126
STTA106
control freewheel applications and in booster diode
applications in power factor control circuitries.
Available either in SMB or F126 axial package,
these 600V devices are particularly intended for
use on 240V domestic mains.
vers us junction te m pe r ature ( r eference Tj = 125°C).
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
255075100125
S factor
IRM
Tj(°C)
3/8
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STTA106/U
Fig. 7:
dI
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
Fig. 9:
Transient peak forward voltage versus
/dt (90% confidence).
F
VFP(V)
IF=2A
Tj=125°C
5
0
020406080 100 120 140 160 180 200
dIF/dt(A/µs)
Junction capacitance versus reverse volt-
age applied (typical values).
C(pF)
10
F=1MHz
Forwa rd rec ov e ry t i me v ers us dI
Fig. 8:
/dt (90%
F
confidence).
tfr(ns)
550
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
020406080 100 120 140 160 180 200
dIF/dt(A/µs)
IF=2A
VFR=1.1*VF max.
Tj=125°C
5
2
VR(V)
1
110100200
4/8
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APPLICATION DATA
The TURBOSWITCH
provide the lowest overall power losses in any
"Freewhell Mode" application (see fig. A)
considering both diode and companion transistor,
thus optimizing the overall performance in the end
application.
TM
is especially designed to
P = P1+ P2+ P3+ P4+ P5 Watts
TOTAL LOSSES
due to the diode
STTA106/U
The way of calculating the power losses is given
below :
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